19 Words That Have A Different Meaning In Northern Ireland
O, yer from Norn Iron so ye are?
From Rebecca Males, Buzzfeed: http://bit.ly/19wordsfromNIreland
1. “Greasy”
What it normally means: A bit oily.
What it means in Northern Ireland: Comfortable.
2. “Thee”
What it normally means: A Shakespearean term for “you” or “your”.
What it means in Northern Ireland: Three. As in, “Thee ‘a them buns love.”
3. “Mon”
What it normally means: The abbreviation for Monday.
What it means in Northern Ireland: Come on. As in, “Mon here, wee boy.”
4. “To fuck”
What it normally means: To have sex.
What to means in Northern Ireland: To be completely exasperated, to the point of giving up. As in, “‘Mon t’fuck”.
5. “Tara”
What it normally means: A girl’s name.
What it means in Northern Ireland: Either good or bad. If someone says, “That’s tara,” and they sound glum, it’s bad. Likewise, if they sound happy, it’s good.
6. “Like”
What it normally means: To enjoy something.
What it means in Northern Ireland: Interchangeable with a full stop.
7. “Grand so”
What it normally means: Roughly £1,000 in cash.
What it means in Northern Ireland: OK then. As in, “I’m t’the shops.” “Grand so.”
8. “Craic”
What it normally means: A slang term for crack cocaine.
What it means in Northern Ireland: Banter. As in, “What’s the craic?”
9. “Wile”
What it normally means: An unspecified amount of time.
What it means in Northern Ireland: Awful. As in, “Jeez, you’re looking wile.” So if something’s “wile craic”, you can assume it’s pretty awful.
10. “Catch on”
What it normally means: To finally understand something.
What it means in Northern Ireland: To get a grip. As in, “Catch yourself on there lad.”
11. “Chip”
What it normally means: A singular piece of fried potato.
What it means in Northern Ireland: One portion of chips. As in, “One curry chip, please.”
12. “Is that you?”
What it normally means: A phrase of recognition.
What it means in Northern Ireland: “Have you finished?” Might be asked mid-curry-chip.
13. “Millie”
What it normally means: A girl’s name, short for Mildred.
What it means in Northern Ireland: A female chav.
14. “Buck”
What it normally means: For a horse to kick up its hind legs.
What it means in Northern Ireland: To have sex. As in, “He bucked her, so he did.”
15. “Fadge”
What it normally means: A crude term for the female reproductive system.
What it means in Northern Ireland: A potato farl.
16. “Melted”
What it normally means: Applying heat to a solid until it changes form to a liquid.
What it means in Northern Ireland: Annoying. As in, “He was a complete headmelter.”
17. “Baltic”
What it normally means: A sea located in central and northern Europe.
What it means in Northern Ireland: Freezing.
18. “Cuddy”
What it normally means: Donkey.
What it means in Northern Ireland: Young boy.
19. “Iron”
What it normally means: A chemical element.
What it means in Northern Ireland: Ireland. One of the best places to live in the world.
From Rebecca Males, Buzzfeed: http://bit.ly/19wordsfromNIreland
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